After months of secrecy, the family chosen to receive a new home as part of the TV series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" was finally disclosed Thursday. The home being built for Bakersfield's Mosely family is expected to take ownership of the house within days.
Golden Hawks take the field in preparation of 2019 season.
With a bevy of high school football games scheduled for Friday night, West High will take the spotlight Thursday when the Vikings open the 2019 season with a game at Tulare-Mission Oak. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Family members of Shehzad Khan, a 32-year-old Southern California man who was swept away by currents on Saturday, have come from near and far to join in the recovery effort.
Outside of local volleyball circles, it’s likely few even noticed. But make no mistake about it, there has been a seismic shift in power in the Central Section, and Bakersfield area teams appear ready to shake things up.
Tucked behind McKinley Elementary School's classrooms is a fully functioning garden where students learn everything from loosening soil to making a delicious meal from the fruits and vegetables grown. There are even five egg laying chickens clucking around their coop. It's all part of the Ba…
Dignity Health and Mercy Southwest will undertake construction of a new, $248 million, four-story, 106-bed tower that will more than double the capacity of the southwest campus, bringing it nearly in line with its sister hospital on Truxtun Avenue, downtown's Mercy Hospital.
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The Bakersfield City School District is celebrating Music in Our Schools Week with assemblies at each of the district elementary schools, which began Monday and lasting through Aug. 29. This year’s theme is “Toy Story," and students will be exposed to a variety of musical styles, instruments…
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Send your images to photos@bakersfield.com with a caption and your name. They will appear in a photo gallery online, and we will do our best to publish them in print.
Being a staff photographer for the Bakersfield Californian I would like to share my favorite images from the past week. Thank you!
People born outside the country took oaths of citizenship Friday afternoon at a ceremony at Beale Memorial Library in downtown Bakersfield. Seventy-seven people became U.S. citizens during the proceedings.
Lions take the field in preparation for 2019 season.
It was the first day of school across Bakersfield City School District. Here are our top images from Wayside Elementary School Wednesday morning.
The annual shaking of the almond trees has begun as local growers start harvesting a crop that could be especially promising this year for Kern County.
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The first day of school never gets old, not even for Robin Johnston who, entering her 38th year teaching at William Penn Elementary School, got her classroom ready Monday for the start of the 2019-20 academic year. Schools throughout Bakersfield have opened their doors over the past week, wi…
These 5 animals at Kern County Animal Services are looking for their forever homes. Can you help?
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Pete Tittl reviews Goose Loonies Tap House this week. How is this Goose different? One key difference is it’s open seven days a week, unlike the other Goose which is closed two days. The walls have wood shiplap, a large American flag, exposed ventilation tubes, lots of TVs spread around, the…
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Hundreds of people turned out Saturday morning to stroll, trot or just take in the sights at the eighth annual Valley Fever Walk at the Kern County Museum.
Die-hard fans of the multi-platinum country artist, Garth Brooks, are in a frenzy to get tickets to the exclusive event ever since Brooks announced that Bakersfield would be the second of seven stops on his "Dive Bar" tour, where he'll play in smaller venues around the country.
Being a staff photographer for the Bakersfield Californian I would like to share my favorite images from the past week. Thank you!
The Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic on North Chester Avenue held its annual Back to School Summer Carnival on Friday morning. Free haircuts, raffles and games were all in the offing, as well as backpacks and school supplies giveaways. The festivities were open to students kind…
Scots ready to rock and roll with 2019 season right around the corner.
Just because Track House has closed doesn't mean the race is over. It's simply moved to a new location, complete with a new name. Now, local fun lovers can head to Captain Jack's for all their karting and arcade needs.
Starting college is an intimidating task for new students. Trying not to get lost on the first day (Aug. 26), meeting new friends and the pressure of classes and majors are all stressors incoming students face. But CSUB has tried to ease those worries by holding six new student orientations …
Vikings hit the field in preparation for the 2019 season.
Tuesday was National Night Out, as local law enforcement agencies focused on bringing together communities through a series of workshops and events at respective locations. The Bakersfield Police Department held its event at Rabobank Convention Center. The workshop included entertainment, re…
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It was a joyous celebration Monday at Brookdale Riverwalk, when Miriam Kann — a beloved honor flight veteran and pilot instructor — celebrated her 102nd birthday. Kann, a World War II veteran, taught scores of military pilots how to fly their instruments alone in low- or zero-visibility cond…
Send your images to photos@bakersfield.com with a caption and your name. They will appear in a photo gallery online, and we will do our best to publish them in print.
Send your images to photos@bakersfield.com with a caption and your name. They will appear in a photo gallery online, and we will do our best to publish them in print.
Cal State Bakersfield President Lynette Zelezny led a bus tour through Arvin, Bakersfield and Delano on Saturday. The goal was to connect with future Roadrunner students and extend the CSUB brand of excellence, partnerships and community to community partners and supporters. The events featu…
Being a staff photographer for the Bakersfield Californian I would like to share my favorite images from the past week. Thank you!
High school football practice kicked off last week in Bakersfield. Here's some of our top images.
The Bakersfield Back to School Community Health Fair gave out free backpacks to school children on Friday. The event took place at the 34th Street Community Health Center.
For the second consecutive year, Assemblyman Vince Fong is sponsoring the adoption costs for the first 100 pet adoptions at the Kern County Animal Services Shelter.
Liberty's football team runs drills during practice Wednesday morning preparing for their 2019 season.
Bakersfield police are investigating vandalism at St. Francis of Assisi Church. The word 'rape' was spray painted on several parts of the building and a trash can had been set on fire.
Harold Prince director of "Show Boat," “The Phantom of the Oepra,” "Cabaret," "Company" and "Sweeney Todd," died Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Iceland. He was 91.
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